is he ok? try and put rock or something to weigh the top of the tank down so he doesn't push anything up
Will he survive?
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As they get bigger they get stronger. Just covering isn't enough. You have to weigh it down. I found some cool fish statues that i put on top of my glass good luck. Is their other fish in the tank that might be biting its tail or spooking it?
Thanks guys. He's doing fine. Thankfully my dad was in the kitchen when he got out. He didn't see where he got out, he just heard it flopping on the ground so he picked him up and put him back in. I just put a bunch of text books on top of the lid so hopefully that'll hold.
There is a lapredei in with him but that guy is half his size and I'm more worried about the endli pickin on him rather than the other way around. They get along so far so I don't think he's the one causing my endli to suddenly want to escape all the time.
There is a lapredei in with him but that guy is half his size and I'm more worried about the endli pickin on him rather than the other way around. They get along so far so I don't think he's the one causing my endli to suddenly want to escape all the time.
i hope the books gives a good holding on the top glass. if he still managed to pop out of the tank, well, you've gotta monster strong monster fish in there!
good luck and keep us updated.
good luck and keep us updated.
I use sand bags to keep mine in its a pain to move but it works for me for the time being
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Half gallon milk jugs with water are good weights for tank tops...they cant really make too much of a mess if u knock them off. Old larger plastic fish food containers filled with water work well also or tupperware. I use 4 full gallon milk jugs for my aros. The hole with lid is only 18"x5" but better safe than sorry. Ur fish may be just freaking out to gulp air with all the stress and "rocketing" to the top pushing the lid and out. I keep these "water filled" weights on all my lids just in case.
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So here's an update for you guys. Besides his recent escape, again 
he's doing extremely well! You can see that the redness on his body is pretty much completely gone. The only evidence is that his head is still kinda pale. Hopefully, it'll color up again. I did notice that the extensions from his nostrils are gone now. Do you guys know if those will grow back?
I also siphoned out majority of the sand. I decided to keep some of it in there and I will be adding in black sand so hopefully his colors will start popping out more.
he's doing extremely well! You can see that the redness on his body is pretty much completely gone. The only evidence is that his head is still kinda pale. Hopefully, it'll color up again. I did notice that the extensions from his nostrils are gone now. Do you guys know if those will grow back? I also siphoned out majority of the sand. I decided to keep some of it in there and I will be adding in black sand so hopefully his colors will start popping out more.
